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Originally Posted by patrickt
I just went through having a friend demand why I hadn't reviewed his book of which he'd given me a copy. I said I hadn't gotten around to reading it yet and that didn't seem to be a requirement. So, I took some time, read the book, and wrote a review. The author was a little miffed that I didn't give it a five. I responded that when I see a book with just five reviews and they're all fives I assume it's his parents, two grandmothers, and himself.
So, I'm curious. If an author reviewing his own book is tacky, does tacky also cover friends and family? I'm a casual friend but I wuold stand behind my review.
I'm looking forward to seeing a review that says, "I want my son to get a job."
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An old college friend just sent me a digital copy of a SF book he published.
It's bad.
I haven't yet put up my review on Amazon but I likely can't give it more than two stars. Although after reading the first chapter of Dale M Courtney's
Moon People, I might be tempted to give it three.
All his other friends have given it four stars. On the very slim chance that some complete stranger decides to buy his overpriced, crappy book, I want them to know what they're getting into.